Planetside Beta Test -
04-28-2003, 09:00 AM
Woohoo! Well, I was selected for the PS beta-test that Fileplanet was sponsoring. The reason why was a) I registered to test almost and year and 1/2 ago, and b) I am a fileplanet subscriber.
I gotta tell you guys, I didn't know what to expect until I booted the game up. . .and I am amazed. I must of played that game a good 8 hours yesterday, and I loved it!
I will post some screenies I took tonight, as I am at work now, just so you guys can get a taste of what it looks like. The game itself is a FPS built on an RPG; if you've ever played Command and Conqur: Renegade, it's like that. You choose 1 of 3 sides; The Terran Republic (Communist-like govern), The New Conglomerate (Diplomatic-like govern) and the Vanu Soverginity (Advanced weaponry and supplies)
The games main spot of what makes it unique is the massive-online play enviroment. I was on a server last night with 3000 people! The pings are still excellent, and the framerates are not bad either, considering I downloaded the beta to my P4 1.5 box. Also, the features for graphics, such as view distance, can also greatly help the people with less FPS-systems.
The game itself is very sophisticated. The object is you load a character you make (Multiplayer Skin/Alias) onto a planet (Server), then choose which continent (Zone) that you want to battle on. Each zone has different weather conditions, and different control points. Now, these continents all have designated bases that are controlled by one of the three teams. The object is for your team to control that base by entering it, taking out the enemy, then "hacking" the bases mainframe, and controlling it for your side. You can choose to do this alone, or join a squad and persue a mission together.
The weapons are pretty damn good, too. Since the game is based on the future, it's a very high-tech area of play (Shield-generators, guns, armor, etc. . .) Weapons range from pistols, rifles, grenade launchers, RPG's, and even Sniper Rifles & Shotguns. Depending on how much Expirence in the field you have, you an choose what weapons you can use (Much like Counterstrike)
The cool weapons are these MECH implants you can actually buy. They basically put a mech suit on you, making you look like a huge robot! I will show you the pics later.
If you got any questions, ask. There's alot more to talk about that would take up a whole page, but trust me, look foward to this game!!!
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